Injured Yobo to hit Calabar Friday

Injured Super Eagles’ skipper, Joseph Yobo will arrive Calabar on Friday to cheer up his teammates against Lone Stars of Liberia after a knee wound forced him out of the tie.

The chief coach of the Eagles Stephen Okechukwu Keshi who confirmed the development in a chat with the media on Wednesday stated that Yobo called him over weekend and told him he got a knee injury in Fenerbahce of Turkey’s league match and was substituted in the 70th minute of the encounter.

Keshi noted that further checks carried out on the knee showed Yobo would not be available for the second leg of the crucial AFCON qualifier but would come to Calabar on Friday to show solidarity to the team’s quest to book a ticket to the 2013 Nations Cup slated for South Africa.

The Big Boss, however, wished Yobo well.

“My captain, our captain is injured. Yeah! He played the last game with his club and was in the pitch for about 70 minutes and he was substituted,” he said.

“He called me right away that he had a little problem with his knee and I told him no problem. I also told him he should let me know what is going on.

“The next day he called back. He (said) he has a swollen knee and he can’t move. He can only be here on Friday but even with that he cannot play.

“We wish him quick recovery because we need him and hopefully he can make it here to ginger the boys because he still my captain.”